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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 11. Taxation » Article 14C. Motor Fuel Excise Tax

§11-14C-1. Short Title; Nature of Tax

§11-14C-1. Short title; nature of tax. (a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the "West Virginia Motor Fuels Excise Tax Act". (b) All taxes levied under this article, or imposed under any other article of this chapter but collected under this article, are imposed upon the ultimate consumer but are precollected […]

§11-14C-10. Persons Required to Be Licensed

§11-14C-10. Persons required to be licensed. (a) A person shall obtain the appropriate license or licenses issued by the commissioner before conducting the activities of: (1) A supplier which includes a refiner;

§11-14C-11. License Application Procedure

(a) To obtain a license under this article, an applicant shall file an application with the commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner. The application shall include the applicant's name, address, federal employer identification number, and any other information required by the commissioner. (b) An applicant for a license as a supplier, permissive supplier, […]

§11-14C-12. Permissive Supplier Requirements on Out-of-State Removals

(a) A person may elect to obtain a permissive supplier license to collect the tax levied by section five of this article for motor fuel that is removed at a terminal in another state and has West Virginia as the destination state. (b) A licensed permissive supplier shall comply with all of the following requirements […]

§11-14C-13. Bond Requirements

(a) Along with an application for a license required by section eleven of this article, either a cash bond or a continuous surety bond in the amount or amounts specified in this section shall be filed. If a person has filed applications for licenses for more than one activity, the commissioner may combine the amount […]

§11-14C-14. Grounds for Denial of License

(a) The commissioner may refuse to issue a license under this article if the applicant or any principal of the applicant that is a business entity has: (1) Had a license or registration issued under prior law or this article canceled by the commissioner for cause;

§11-14C-15. Issuance of License

Upon approval of an application, the commissioner shall issue to the applicant the appropriate license or licenses for each place of business of the applicant. Each licensee shall display the license issued under this article in a conspicuous place at each of the licensee's places of business. A license is not transferable and remains in […]

§11-14C-16. Notice of Discontinuance, Sale or Transfer of Business

(a) A licensee who discontinues the business for which was issued a license authorized by this article shall notify the commissioner in writing within fifteen days of discontinuance and shall surrender the license to the commissioner. The notice shall state the effective date of the discontinuance and, if the licensee has transferred the business or […]

§11-14C-17. License Cancellation

(a) The commissioner may cancel the license of any person licensed under this article, upon written notice sent by registered mail to the licensee's last known address, or to the licensee's designated agent for service of process, appearing in the commissioner's files, for any of the following reasons: (1) Filing by the licensee of a […]

§11-14C-19. When Tax Return and Payment Are Due

§11-14C-19. When tax return and payment are due. (a) The tax levied by this article shall be paid by each taxpayer on or before the last day of the calendar month by check, bank draft or money order payable to the commissioner for the amount of tax due, if any, for the preceding month. The […]

§11-14C-2. Definitions

§11-14C-2. Definitions. As used in this article and unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms have the meaning ascribed herein. (1) "Agricultural purposes" means the activities of:

§11-14C-20. Remittance of Tax to Supplier or Permissive Supplier

(a) Each licensed distributor and licensed importer shall remit to the supplier or permissive supplier, as applicable, of the motor fuel the tax levied by section five of this article and due on motor fuel removed at a terminal rack: Provided, That at the election of a licensed distributor or licensed importer, the supplier or […]

§11-14C-21. Notice of Cancellation or Reissuance of Licenses; Effect of Notice

(a) If the commissioner cancels the license of a distributor or importer, the commissioner shall notify all suppliers and permissive suppliers of the cancellation. If the commissioner issues a license to a distributor or importer whose license was previously canceled, the commissioner shall notify all suppliers and permissive suppliers of the issuance. (b) A supplier […]

§11-14C-22. Information Required on Return Filed by Supplier or Permissive Supplier

The return of each supplier and permissive supplier shall list all of the following information and any other information required by the commissioner: (a) The number of invoiced gallons of tax-paid motor fuel received by the supplier or permissive supplier during the month, sorted by type of motor fuel, seller, point of origin, destination state […]

§11-14C-24. Duties of Supplier or Permissive Supplier as Trustee

(a) All tax payments due to this state that are received by a supplier or permissive supplier shall be held by the supplier or permissive supplier as trustee in trust for this state and the supplier or permissive supplier has a fiduciary duty to remit to the commissioner the amount of tax received. A supplier […]

§11-14C-25. Returns and Discounts of Importers

(a) The monthly return of an importer shall contain the following information for the period covered by the return and any other information required by the commissioner: (1) The number of invoiced gallons of imported motor fuel acquired from a supplier or permissive supplier who collected the tax due this state on the motor fuel;

§11-14C-26. Informational Returns of Terminal Operators

(a) A terminal operator shall file with the commissioner a monthly information return showing the amount of motor fuel received and removed from the terminal during the month. The return is due by the last day of the month following the month covered by the return. The return shall contain the following information and any […]

§11-14C-27. Informational Returns of Motor Fuel Transporters

(a) A person who transports by marine vessel, railroad tank car, or transport vehicle, motor fuel that is imported into West Virginia or exported from West Virginia shall file a monthly information return with the commissioner that shows motor fuel received or delivered for import or export by the transporter during the month. This requirement […]